MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Tim Duncan is so close to his first NBA championship in six long years that the Spurs star isn't worried about the little issue of being rusty once the finals actually start.

"My sole focus is trying to get this done, trying to get another championship," Duncan said. "I don't care records; I don't care age. I don't care any of that stuff. I just want to do what I have to do to try to win a championship."

San Antonio ended its six-year drought between NBA Finals by finishing a sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies 93-86 on Monday night for its fifth Western Conference title. The first sweep in a conference final since the Nets beat Detroit in 2003 also earned the Spurs a nine-day break before Game 1 of the finals June 6.

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